Lists for Days vs Action Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lists for Days
Organize your thoughts and tasks with an intuitive list-making application. Create unlimited nested lists of various types, including plain, checklist, and numbered formats. Quickly add new items and access your lists via a home screen widget.
- Unlimited list creation
- Infinitely nested lists
- Multiple list types (plain, checklist, numbered)
- Shortcut for adding new items
- Home screen widget
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Lists for Days is a simple app to create lists! - Create unlimited lists - Infinitely nest your lists - Multiple lists types - Plain - Checklist - Numbered - Shortcut to add new items to a list - Home screen widget
Action Journal
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Action Journal is a clean time-blocking journal that helps you track what you do, understand where your hours go, and stay focused on the projects that actually matter. Plan your day on a timeline · Add events in seconds with start/end time, details, and category · Link entries to projects for long-term tracking · See your day at a glance with a calm, spacious calendar layout Understand your time with analytics · Switch between Week / Month / Year views · View total time and time distribution · Break down your time by category or by project Visualize focus with the Focus Map Action Journal turns your logs into an intuitive bubble map: · Time Share (X-axis): how much of your time a project takes · Accumulation (Y-axis): how meaningful and worth-investing it feels Use Last 30 Days / Last 90 Days / This Year to see how your focus shifts over time, spot hidden gems, and catch time sinks early. Built for clarity · Simple UI, soft colors, and readable typography · Designed to reduce mental overhead and make reflection effortless Action Journal is for anyone who wants less guessing and more clarity - one day, one project, one decision at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Action Journal at weekly against Lists for Days's every 3 months. Action Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lists for Days ships an update every 3 months, Action Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lists for Days | Action Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Johnson | Xinyi Pang |
In-app purchases
Lists for Days
No in-app purchases
Action Journal
No in-app purchases









